Yes, apparently the focus won't be on iOS as it traditionally has been, but rather on OS X 10.10, which is set to arrive with a raft of improvements – at least according to a source the (usually pretty reliable) 9 to 5 Mac spoke to.

With the next version of OS X, which is currently codenamed Syrah (that won't be the final name), we're talking about a complete redesign along the lines of what Apple broke out with iOS 7 last year.

Don't fret that we're going to see some major scale merging of OS X and iOS, though, as the core pillars of the desktop operating system will remain, with most of the iOS-ifying consisting of aesthetics, and appropriate features that make sense.

Apple has apparently even shifted UI resources from iOS to OS X to ensure that the work on the desktop OS is done in time for WWDC, which kicks off on 2 June – such is the priority here. Indeed, some features which were intended for iOS 8 may be pushed back to iOS 8.1, 9 to 5 Mac notes, possibly because of this prioritisation (and other pressing projects – maybe the iWatch, perhaps?).

The release of OS X 10.10 is expected to happen this autumn, as with Mavericks last year.